5 Folksongs From Haiti by Electo Silva. Choral. For SSA/2-part/Unison choir. Latin American Choral Series. Secular, Choral. Grade 3. Choral octavo. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.6269).
Five delightful and accessible folksongs with French lyrics are to be sung together as a set n any choir would enjoy singing these!1. Ti zuazo (Little Bird): A little bird, on her way to Mrs. Lalois house, warns the children not to go there because Mrs. Lalo may try to eat them. However, the song is quite playful because the nightingale eats only fruit.2. Muen soti nan vil Leogani (I Come from the Town of Leogane): This slow, soft song tells how the singer hears that his mama is sick. He is sad that he cannot be at her bedside.3. Feilli oh (Leaves, Oh!): The singer hopes that a good healer will be able to save a sick little boy. The words are repeated rhythmically as part of the healing charm.4. Dodo Titit (Sleep, Little Child): The child must fall asleep before a crab comes. The second verse tells that the childis parents are away at the river.5. Frere Jacques Kilik Kilik: Brother John, are you sleeping? The little bells are ringing. Kilik, kilik, give me a piece of banana; give me a piece of sweet potato.

Punching the Dough by Alice Parker (arranger). For SSAA choir (with piano). Women on the Plains, #3. Folk songs. Medium. Choral octavo. Text language: English (Canada). Published by Treble Clef Music Press (TC.TC-119).
With Text language: English (Canada). Folk songs.
This pioneer wife speaks for every exasperated woman who knows that "shooting out biscuits" takes more gumption than shooting out windows and lights! Energetic syncopations will keep you on your toes. SSAA and piano. Easy/medium.

Housekeeper's Tragedy by Hermene Eichhorn (arranger). For SSA choir, soprano and alto solo (with piano). Folk songs. Easy. Choral octavo. Text language: English. Published by Treble Clef Music Press (TC.TC-109).
With Text language: English. Folk songs.
Every chorus needs a silly song, and this North Carolina folk song is it: a jaunty tune, passed from part to part, chronicles the struggles of the grime-fighting housewife who finally "lay down and died and was buried in dirt." Audiences really enjoy this one! SSA, soprano and alto solo, and piano. Easy.